NL TIMES · 2026-10-27 08:09 UTC

Quote 500: Crypto billionaire passes Heineken heiress for richest person in Netherlands

Crypto entrepreneur Jean-Louis van der Velde, founder of Tether and Bitfinex, has become the richest person in the Netherlands with €26 billion, surpassing Heineken heiress Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (€13 billion). The combined wealth of the 500 richest Dutch rose over 10% in the past year to over €300 billion, with the Netherlands now counting 56 billionaires, up from 52.

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